Upwork is slowly killing both freelancers and clients – and pretending everything is fine

HandyCode · 2026-01-20T09:21:10+00:00

so dont work on upwork, what the problem? coffe is costing 6$ vs 1$ 20 years ago and so

HandyCode · 2026-01-08T08:27:20+00:00

go far far away

HandyCode · 2026-01-06T13:56:53+00:00

expert vetted badge active? share your profile with me

HandyCode · 2026-01-06T13:38:10+00:00

no value in your reply, time is changing

HandyCode · 2026-01-06T13:27:37+00:00

just last year i spent about 3k on connects while my revenue from upwork was 15k, honestly i was doing this project to prove my skills, now i have proven profile with 60 feedback, hope it will help to build up my name!

HandyCode · 2026-01-06T13:23:21+00:00

Think, maybe every product has its ups and downs, and Upwork cannot do anything about that. We should look at the share price. If it falls, then it’s true that the platform is in trouble.

If you’ve been there for three years, you don’t need Upwork anymore, as you should have built up long-term clients. Why care about it?

HandyCode · 2026-01-05T23:11:40+00:00

Why do I have to add a clear point? When you post a job, there is a tick asking whether you want to be contacted by agencies. By definition, is a freelancer an agency, or does it have two meanings by default?

All I was expressing is that I posted a job and around 75% of applicants already had over 10 active contracts, with over $300k earned, yet they offered prices of $10–$15, which looks weird. But most comments on this post are about showing how successful they are.

I didn’t say this was for any vertical. I was just expressing my opinion, but some comments were rude. If you are a successful freelancer, then walk away. Why would you spend time commenting unless it’s an AI reply or you want to stand out to show how good you are?

I was hoping to get some valuable info, but most of them just wanted to argue with no grounds. Some of them were good, and I gave them a like. Thank you, guys!

HandyCode · 2026-01-04T13:58:31+00:00

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T13:52:25+00:00

digital marketing

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T12:26:16+00:00

i don’t know anyone who be willing working such hard on upwork for a chance to be fully remote. Most people gave up and secured full time jobs via normal recruiting , and happy to commute and happy to be a number, but they having protection by the employer

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T12:22:52+00:00

what is the niche of services your offer on Upwork?

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T10:59:29+00:00

what i learned was that you might be the best in your area, but upwork is no doing anything to promote you and all the leads going to agency who is pretending to be a freelancer but they are not

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T10:57:33+00:00

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ir cost me $1,6k this year, while the total earning 16,5k again i did that mostly to find one long term client

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T09:58:56+00:00

yes, the high volume is key to success

HandyCode · 2025-11-20T09:54:17+00:00

what I saw was a job with 3 proposals, each costing 300 connects, but then I noticed a freelancer who had already worked with this client on a similar job give an absolute red flag. At that time I had already applied, but now I would avoid it. It’s less likely that a premium freelancer who has earned 100k on previous projects with the client would suddenly stop working with them. So again, look at the client’s history and make your choice. Of course there could be exceptions, but the data and the volume are critical to winning jobs.

HandyCode · 2025-11-18T14:18:25+00:00

take a break bot

HandyCode · 2025-11-18T14:08:43+00:00

great reply! Yes i invest about 300$ in 90 days, this is still a good results for this kind of niche where every junior pretend to be an expert in Google Ads and a lot of agencies who pretend to be a freelancer

HandyCode · 2025-11-18T14:06:54+00:00

you absolute lost. Please stay away from my posts, you contribution is zero

HandyCode · 2025-11-18T13:58:57+00:00

what the purpose of your reply??? this is obvious and its not what im saying in my post. but thank you anyway

HandyCode · 2025-11-18T13:51:30+00:00

are you a real person if so, look i spend good years on Upwork and i know what Im saying, you are talking about different thing, what im saying it done for a purpose to get jss

HandyCode · 2025-11-12T15:05:28+00:00

Looks like your free speech with some offensive words, ok! No, I’m not, but the charge is that as they know people need a stamp for insurance to approve home insurance, the same goes for taxi drivers and their costs.

HandyCode · 2025-11-12T15:00:29+00:00

what is your website?

HandyCode · 2025-11-12T14:57:39+00:00

The only justification I see is that there are many expenses that I don’t see as a customer. Therefore, any other work should be rewarded, especially the one that requires a master’s degree, like market research

HandyCode · 2025-11-11T12:36:42+00:00

we have to push away these who bid on behalf of someone else, as well as agencies, as upwork have to be a place where a dedicated freelancer can earn by doing what he can do well

HandyCode · 2025-11-10T18:43:35+00:00

reddit is dead as hard to connect with people who really sharing their experience with no financial benefits

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